Cornell (2-6), currently 16th in the Dunlop College Squash Rankings, got all of its scoring from the bottom five matches in the order. Three-game victories from sophomore Yohann Surti (No. 9) and sophomore Nicholas Göth Errington (No. 6) gave the Big Red an early 2-1 lead. It was Göth Errington's third consecutive victory.
 
After Illia Presman sailed to a three-game victory at No. 5, Iyer outlasted his opponent at No. 8 in a match that required extra points three times. Iyer won with a 16th point in the fourth, and Cornell had a 4-3 lead entering the final two matches. With Andy Muran entering the fifth game of his match at No. 1, Park secured the clinching point with a three-game win at No. 7.
 
The victory snapped Cornell's four-match losing streak to ninth-ranked Drexel (3-7) over the last three-plus years. The all-time series is now even, 4-4.
 
The Big Red will wrap up the home stand on Saturday with a match against Western Ontario.
 
CORNELL 5, DREXEL 4
National rankings: Drexel 9, Cornell 16
At Belkin International Squash Courts; Ithaca, N.Y.
1. Bransten Ming (D) def. Andy Muran, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7
2. Matias Knudsen (D) def. Charles Culhane, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4
3. Dylan Kachur (D) def. Perry Hanson, 11-13, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
4. Luke Willemse (D) def. Alex Dworetzky, 11-2, 11-3, 11-7
5. Illia Presman (C) def. Filip Krueger, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6
6. Nicholas Göth Errington (C) def. Noel Heaton, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
7. V. Luke Park II (C) def. Royston Raymond, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
8. Nikhil Arjunan Iyer (C) def. Josh Hughes, 14-12, 10-12, 11-8, 16-14
9. Yohann Surti (C) def. Nathaniel Chan, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8
Ex. James Paolella (C) def. Will Grady, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-0